Chapter 1089 - Confrontation
To the beings in the underworld, there were three questions that had no value in discussions.
When will a bloodbath erupt?
Anytime.
Where will a bloodbath start?
Anywhere.
Who will join a bloodbath?
Everyone.
After one realized the meaning of these three answers, one would understand that be it a confrontation in a small, dark alley or random riverside, it would eventually turn into a war involving millions of creatures. Everywhere in this place was always a part of a bloodbath and due to this reason, when Rhode raised his weapon, there was no point in using exaggerated language to warn him that this would trigger a war.
Because war had already begun.
Rhode stretched his arms out and the blades in his hands emanated a blinding radiance. They erupted, forming a long and narrow shape ‘X’ that struck at the devil fleet. Right behind this cross-shaped blade rays, the tide rolled over quickly as though it were sucked in by a powerful force. In the blink of an eye, the tide rose into a huge wave of several meters tall like an enormous monster widening its mouth and was about to devour the devil fleet ahead. The violent waves overthrew the ships and the devils onboard were thrown into the water. But no one cared about their predicament. Since the devils had swallowed a whole stomach of river water, there was actually not much difference from them writing their names on the book of death.
That’s right, ‘crashing’. Along in Cassidy’s movements, this moment was as though the direction of gravity had switched around. Not only did the devils not get any closer to their targets after forcefully flapping their wings, but they also crashed to the ground (or perhaps sky) like airplanes that went out of control. In the blink of an eye, the brazen devils approaching the ferry instantly turned into little stars that vanished in the endless horizon like what Rhode often read in comics. As for whether they could survive, it wasn’t within Cassidy’s consideration.
“…!”
Witnessing this scene, Rhode couldn’t help but blow a whistle and feel really glad that he only fought against Cassidy’s soul fragment back then. If he fought this form of hers back then, this ‘reversal of gravity’ would surely give him a hard time.
In an instant, a huge chunk of devils were eliminated. 30,000 to 50,000 devils were crushed to powder by the combined attacks from Rhode, Mini Bubble Gum, and Cassidy. If they were in the main plane, they would have already reached the end of a war. But in a bloodbath like this, it was only the beginning. A number like 10,000 to 20,000 was merely cannon fodder to both sides at the start of the war. The casualty count for both sides in a bloodbath would begin from at least the hundreds of millions. The battles in the main plane were incomparable to those here. The sacrifice they put in was nothing more than nourishment to this piece of land.
“This is meaningless!”
The ferryman growled and as though proving his words, a string of flashes appeared from the edge of the devil fleet in the distance. That was the devils’ summoning and teleportation spells to call forth bored and idle devils to join this bloodbath on the River Styx. In the blink of an eye, the emptied space was refilled and the number of devils increased yet again.
“We can’t clash with the devils here. No matter how powerful you are, you can never eliminate the endless source of devils. I’m warning you. There is a time limit for the teleportation in the River Styx. If we’re unable to reach our destination before the time limit, I will need to take the longer route to complete our deal! Even though the teleportation vortex is just ahead, I can only bring you to Gray Ruins if we can’t eliminate the devils quickly. I will say this beforehand! This isn’t a scheme of mine!”
After hearing the ferryman’s words, Rhode’s expression remained unchanged. He wielded the daggers, squinted at the devils in the distance, and then the corners of his lips perked up slightly. Then, he ordered.
“Alright then, in that case, we don’t have much time to waste. Please advance.”
“Are you crazy?”
Upon hearing Rhode’s words, the ferryman widened his eyes in bafflement.
“There are a few millions of devils ahead and you want me to sacrifice my precious ferry?!”
“Indeed, it may be tough if we do it ourselves. But don’t worry, we’re not fighting alone.”
Rhode said, turning around and gazing at Celestina who had closed her eyes silently.
“How’s it, Celestina?”
Celestina opened her eyes to his question. Her scarlet eyes glinted in a flash.
“Don’t worry, Master. They’re already here.”
Boom———!
As though responding to Celestina, the peaceful River Styx behind them suddenly surged and in a massive, loud boom, a tall, majestic ship appeared before their eyes.